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The Experience Question
Ross Douthat — Obviously, it's a potentially potent problem for Palin, especially where foreign policy is concerned. But I'm not sure Andrew wants to be skating out onto this ice: The first criterion for a veep - and I'm simply repeating a truism here - is that they are ready to take over at a moment's notice. That's especially true when you have a candidate as old as McCain. That's more than especially true when we are at war, in an era of astonishingly difficult challenges, when the next president could be grappling with war in the Middle East or a catastrophic ...

Palin's Foreign Policy: "No issue stance yet recorded"
Newshoggers.com — ... By Cernig Andrew Sullivan has this snippet: An Ambers reader writes: I thought you might like to know that under the heading of "Sarah Palin on Foreign Policy" at the On The Issues site for her, this is what's listed: "No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org." Sully is right about this - it's inconceivable for McCain to pick Palin and actually mean what he keeps saying about America being at war and he takes it more seriously than Obama does. This really does ...

Ready to Lead?: McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as VP
Crooks and Liars — ... the issue of this campaign, John McCain celebrated his 72nd birthday by appointing a former small town mayor and brand new Governor as his Vice Presidential nominee. Is this really who the Republican Party wants to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency? Given Sarah Palin’s lack of experience on every front and on nearly every issue, this Vice Presidential pick doesn’t show judgement: it shows political panic.” Andrew Sullivan says: Now compare McCain’s pick with Obama’s: a man with ...

McCain's Harriet Miers?
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